In response to an invitation to "roll up" —conveyed in a widely distributed hand-bill—many ladies assembled in the Council gallery yesterday afternoon in the hope ...
Article : 1,831 wordsThe weather was much more favourable to-day for the continuation of the cricket match between New South Wales and South Australia. The interest created by ...
Article : 786 wordsMr. F. J. Belbridge, a well-known Albury solicitor, was journeying to Wagga by the express last night, and when between the Rock and Uranquinty he stepped out of ...
Article : 155 wordsThe Premier received a cable message from Cape Town to-day, stating that 7 officers and 147 men of the New South Mounted Intantry, 6 officers and 60 men ...
Article : 1,191 wordsErnest Robert Abigail, solicitor, was placed on trial at the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions to-day, before Judge Rogers, on a charge of endeavouring to persuade Thomas ...
Article : 287 wordsA visit to the scene of the disastrous bush fire which has raged on Wallandool, Kirndeen, and Walla Walla stations since Saturday morning does not enable one to compute the full extent of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 230 wordsIn the Executive Council to day Mr. M. M. Maughan was appointed inspector of public schools. A meeting of representative churchmen ...
Article : 245 wordsTuesday (6 p.m.).—Fine generally, except for occasional light coastal showers; westerly and south-westerly winds, light inland, fresh to strong along coast; rough sea in Straits. ...
Article : 664 wordsOn the arrival of the 5.45 train at the Bendigo railway station to-night the driver (J. Price) reported having run over something a short distance [?]ast of the ...
Article : 171 wordsAt the police court to-day the hearing of an application for the forfeiture of 10 barrels of "loco" boiler composition, weighing 43cwt., entered for ad valorem ...
Article : 295 wordsAt its meeting last evening the Prahran City Council allocated £300 as the charitable vote for 1900-1901, as follows:—Alfred Hospital, £50; Austin Hospital for Incurables, £5; Blind Institute, ...
Article : 1,300 wordsSir,—Would you kindly allow me, whether as a "constitutional obstructive" or as a "noodle" I cannot say, to try a plea in favour of the system of secondary ...
Article : 594 wordsMr. Donald Macdonald was met at the railway station on Tuesday by the ex-mayor (Councilloi George H. Wise), and welcomed to Sale. In the afternoon ...
Article : 140 wordsAt last meeting of the Eisternwick branch the following resolutions, involved by Mr. F. Dawson, were ordered to be placed on the business sheet of the next conference: ...
Article : 845 wordsSir,—May we appeal through "The Argus" for donations to give the poor children in our schools a treat at this time, and will you, with your former kindness, ...
Article : 100 wordsBRIGHTON.—The ceremony of "unfurling the flag" was performed at the Brighton and Ea[?]sternwick state schools yesterday the flags and flag-[?]oles in each case being provided by the mayor of ...
Article : 232 wordsCONDOBLIN, Dec. 15.—A furious hot wind set in from the north on Wednesday, which culminated with the most severe dust storm experienced this season. No rain fell, but the temperature ...
Article : 207 wordsSir,—What are Mr. Walter Murdoch's principles of criticism? Why is obs[?]urity in one author to be condoned and not in another? Mr. Murdoch will have nothing ...
Article : 174 wordsA charge of unlawfully wounding a horse, preferred by the police against James Brown was heard in Kyneton Police Court on Tuesday, before ...
Article : 168 wordsThe November examination of students was held at the Melbourne Veterinary College on the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 27th, and 29th, under the supervision of the board Sixteen students presented ...
Article : 314 wordsThe following are official records of rain to 9 a.m. yesterday:- NEW SOUTH WALES. Armidale, 4 points; Inverell, 5; Tenterfield, 10. ...
Article : 39 wordsBIRCHIP, Dec. l8.—Mr. Robert J. Barber, of Birchip West, yesterday stripped and bagged 126 bags of wheat with two strippers. This is considered the record stripping in the district for ...
Article : 70 wordsThe circumstances of the suicide of Mr. James Egerton Sherrard, aged 45, who hanged himself from an iron ladder in the dome of the Exhibition-building on Monday ...
Article : 276 wordsSir,—Might I ask through your columns if there is not some way by which those responsible Mordialloe and Frankston can be awakened to a sense of their responsibility. ...
Article : 323 wordsThe council of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society held a meeting at 37 [?]elborne-chambers, on Monday afternoon. There were present Mr. F. R. Godfrey (in the chair), Major Purchns, ...
Article : 237 wordsCOLAC.—The Colac Dairying Company's directors met on Saturday, and fixed the price of milk for the four weeks ending December 15 at [?]d. per lb. for the butter therein. The cheques to the ...
Article : 293 wordsAt the Fitzroy Court on Tuesday, before Messrs. Grigg and Talt, J.P.'s a youth named Donahue, 17 years of age, pleaded guilty to [?]aling a pair of boots, valued at 4/6, from ...
Article : 227 wordsThe December show of the North Suburban Canary Society was held on Monday evening, at the Temperance-hall. There was a large attendance of fanciers, and good entries in the various ...
Article : 142 wordsAt a meeting of the fellows on Monday evening, the following awards were made:—The M'Coll Scholarship, £50.—Horace [?]es Holmes. The James Scholarship, £50.—E. O. G. Shann ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 19 Dec 1900, Page 8
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